Wildlife/Animals nominee

Deep in the forest where no one can enter, wrapped in the dark, you can hear the cry of insects and birds—the whisper of plants brushing against the wind. I feel fear in the darkness of the night.

Himebotaru, which is an indigenous firefly species of Japan, fly around the summer forest while repeating a blink of a short time—reminiscent of Christmas illumination. The females cannot fly, only the males. The sight is fantastic enough to forget the awe of the night forest. It is the brightness of life for only ten days of the summer.

Forests are living things. They are a precious existence that people should not threaten.

I just hope that this forest and its fireflies will be protected.

1977 born in Yamagata, Japan
And the person shooting,
I’m shooting the landscape of Yamagata,Japan.
While feeling with the “five senses” the four seasons in Yamagata of Japan living now,
I am photographing the world weaving the mountains, the forest and the river.

2018 * PX3 2018 - Silver Winner 2nd Prize Professional - Nature/ Seasons Category

* PX3 2018 - Bronze Winner 3rd Prize Professional - Nature/ Water Category
* PX3 2018 - Honorable Mention Professional - Nature/tree Category

* IPA 2018 - Honorable Mention Professional - Nature/trees Category

* ONeEyeland World’s Top 10 Landscape Photographers 2018

Photo Contest Bronze winner Professional - winter
2017 * WPC2018 Japan representative photographer